The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-05-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Rumor says that Germany will soon
declare martial law in Alsace- Lorraine.
Grand Master Workman Powderly has
taken vacation for month in order to
recuperate.
James G Blaine still exhibits traces
of his recent illness, but claims to be in
excellent health.
The chamber of deputies. by vote of
200 to so, adopted the bill establishing
trial by jury in Spain.
Many Italian passengers on the La
Champagne disregarded the commanders
orders and were drowned.
In New Haven, a naturalized Mongo-
lian named T. L. Frank, has asked the
authorities to appoint him as constable.
The Indian agent at Fort Belknap asks
for better protection against the Canadian
Bloods whom it is expected will make a
raid every day.
General Phil. Sheridan has detailed
Capt. O. E. Blunt, U. S. "A, as instructor
of the national militia lifle competition
for the coming season.
Paul Grottkean, the Milwaukee anar-
chist was sentenced to one year at hard
labor in the house of correction for max
ing an incendiary speech last May.
Henry Willard has so far recovered
from his financial paralysis as to be able
to expend $4,000 per amum rent for a
magnificent mansion in New York.
Express messenger Fotheringham has
sued the Adams Express company and
Camden g. Pinkerton for 100000 dam
ages for false arrest and imprisonment.
Fargo is still excited about their natur-
al gas discovery and Judge West offers
$50 toward an experimental fund in
sinking we'll to test the flow and quality.
The West Virginia Legislature has
elected C. j. Faulkner, democrat, United
States Senator. He received forty eight
votes, three more than the necessary
number
The British ship Albani, 11S days
from Manila, arrived at New York the
9th. During the voyage three of her crew
died Of scurvy, and another is at the point
of death.
LIE PARIS intirnates that France has con-
cluded a defensive alliance with certain
other powers, and that IN the future will
not be alone in the evaIt of aggressions
against her.
At Nanaimo, B. c., the total number
known to have perished in the mine dis
aster there is 189-of this number 81
were Chinese and 1O7 whites. More than
half of the whites leave families.
Heavy rainfalls at Rondout, N. Y, has
extinguished the fast spreading forest
fires. No extensive damage was done to
hotels or boarding houses, although sew
eral narrowly escaped destruction.
De Smet, D. T., May 6th,-James T.
Watson, city attorney of De Smet, was ar
rested yesterday charged with retaining
money collected for Chicago firm. The
examination will take place Tomorrow.
1t is said that the car of Russia has de-
cided to commute the sentences of death
pronounced against those nihilists con-
victed of completely in the efforts to as
sassinate him recently, to Imprisonment
for life.
All of the heads Of the departments at
Washington, D. c., will close their re-
spective offices on Thursday to enable
their employees to attend the grand cere-
mony of unveiling the statue of General
Garfield.
A party Of survey ors started west on the
7th inst, from Croekstown, Minn., run
ming a line to connect with the Northern
Pacific extending westward to Traill
county D. T., crossing the Red river op
posite Hillsboro.
Charles W. Lloyd, Of Madison, Wis,
was recently sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment for perjury, in swearing that
he had not seen his sister-in-l law on GER
tain day when she charged that he had
threatened to kill her.
A violent earthq uake shock at Bahispe,
totally destroyed the city of Montezuma,
Mexico, on the 7th inst, killing $50 per-
sons outright, and igniting the heavy for
ests. Many persons were also killed at
Opurtu, Granadas and Gusabar.
The general court martial, which con-
vened at Fort Smelling, Mimi, for the
trial of Lieut. Wilcox, who deserted from
Fort Keogh, Mont, concluded It's busi-
ness few days ago, but as yet the pro-
ceedings have not been made public.
Last Wednesday, near Daggpt, N. NJ,
an east bound passenger train on the At
lantic & Pacific road running at the rate
of forty miles an hour, ran into an arroyo
bridge which had been partly burned,